Basic Polish in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Family, Describing people and Home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: Family, Describing people and Home
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: A. sister
Siostra is sister. Brother is brat, daughter is córka and aunt is ciocia.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: A. mąż
Mąż is husband. Żona is wife, syn is son and brat is brother.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: B. mój
Brat is masculine, so “my” is mój.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: B. moja
Córka is feminine (it ends in -a), so “my” is moja.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: C. mój
Tata ends in -a, but it is a man, so it is masculine: mój tata.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: B. her
Jej means her and jego means his. They never change their form.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: D. brata
After mam (I have), words for men add -a: brata. Siostra changes to siostrę.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: A. The speaker’s daughter
The speaker says “moja córka, Zosia”: Zosia is her daughter. Adam is her husband (mąż).
Transcript
To jest moja rodzina. To jest mój mąż, Adam, a to moja córka, Zosia.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: C. A sister
Tomek says “Nie, ale mam siostrę”: no brother, but he has a sister.
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Kasia: Masz brata?
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: D. Ola’s brother
Ola says “Mam brata, Kubę”: I have a brother, Kuba. Her father is Piotr.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: B. tall
Wysoki means tall. Short is niski, young is młody and old is stary.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: C. wysoka
Siostra is feminine, so the adjective ends in -a: wysoka.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: A. młody
Brat is masculine, so the adjective ends in -y: młody.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: D. młody
Stary means old, so the opposite is młody (young).
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: C. She has long hair
Długie means long and włosy means hair. Short hair is krótkie włosy.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: D. Jestem zmęczona.
A woman uses the feminine ending -a: zmęczona. Zmęczony is what a man says.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: D. Jest wysoki i wesoły.
“Jaki jest…?” asks what someone is like. Tata is masculine, so use the -y endings: wysoki, wesoły.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: A. Tall, with dark hair
Wysoki means tall and ciemne włosy means dark hair. Fair hair is jasne włosy.
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Mój mąż jest wysoki i ma ciemne włosy.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: C. Very cheerful
Bardzo wesoła means very cheerful. She is 80 (osiemdziesiąt lat).
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Moja babcia ma osiemdziesiąt lat, ale jest bardzo wesoła.
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: B. He has blue eyes
Paweł has niebieskie oczy (blue eyes). He is tall, has short hair and is very nice (bardzo miły).
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: D. bathroom
Łazienka is the bathroom. Kitchen is kuchnia, bedroom is sypialnia and balcony is balkon.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: A. łóżko
Łóżko is bed. Stół is table, krzesło is chair and szafa is wardrobe.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: A. są
For “there are” with more than one thing, use są: są dwa okna.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: C. jest
For “there is” with one thing, use jest: jest balkon.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: B. Nie ma windy.
Use nie ma for “there is no”, and the noun changes its ending: winda → windy.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: A. W kuchni
W kuchni means in the kitchen. W łazience is in the bathroom and w sypialni is in the bedroom.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: D. duży
Pokój is masculine (it ends in a consonant), so the adjective is duży.
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. Two
“Dwa pokoje” means two rooms. There is also a kitchen and a bathroom, but no balcony.
Transcript
Moje mieszkanie ma dwa pokoje, kuchnię i łazienkę. Nie ma balkonu.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: D. The bathroom
Anna asks “Gdzie jest łazienka?”: where is the bathroom?
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Anna: Przepraszam, gdzie jest łazienka?
Piotr: Tu jest kuchnia, a tam jest łazienka. -
Question 30 of 30
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Answer: A. It has a balcony
“Jest balkon” means there is a balcony. There is no elevator (nie ma windy), there are two bedrooms, and it is on the 3rd floor.
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